I posted this information on another message board because of the snarky comments being made. For the past 5 years I have had a dermatologist appointment at the end of May for a skin cancer screening. This is made a year in advance and it is chosen around the Indy 500 schedule. For 2020 it was scheduled for May 28 which would make me able to go to Indy and be back for the appointment. I might add I live in Montgomery County, which is were the Covid-19 outbreak in PA started in early March. I was waiting to talk to the doctor's office to find out what was up with the office visit when on the 1st of May I received an e-mail that the appointment was on, and given a very detailed list of what I needed to do and what I should expect at the office. I was also told that I needed to do all sorts of pre-check-in by e-mail so as to limit my time in the facility. After doing it I received an e-mail on May 7 that everything was up to speed and I would be seen on the 28th. Yesterday, May 15, I received an e-mail that my appointment was cancelled and I needed to reschedule. I have not contacted the office yet, but my hypothesis (opinion) is I was 13 days out from my appointment, a patient or someone on the staff tested positive and the CDC is stressing 14 day minimum self-isolation for positive results. I tend to listen to people who are smarter than me especially medical suggestions rather than someone's opinion that they present as facts. I am a retired HS science teacher and I tried to impress the kids that everyone is entitled to their opinions but their "facts" need to be verified. These are the facts as they pertain to PA as of now. Some tracks have tried to run but were not granted an official exemption. Selinsgrove did go through the so called proper authorities and felt they had the ok to race without fans, but Gov. Wolf said racing is a form of entertainment and it is not permitted in yellow areas as Snyder County was last week. As far as Roaring Knob Speedway, I am not sure if they were actually approved, but they were visited by the PA State Police but were allowed to finish the events. I am not sure but I read that the super late model class had very few entries. I saw that the USAC Eastern Storm events were postponed and the tracks and USAC are looking at ways to get them in later. The NASCAR double-header at Pocono is not approved yet as the county the track is in is still in the red zone. A lot of people that live in the Poconos work in NYC and North Jersey which are hot zones. Right now, I am looking at the Indy 500 in August as my go to event. I hope it will run and hope fans
can be there. When racing resumes in PA, NJ, MD, and DE I think I might sit out a few just to make sure. I am 72, asthmatic, with an irregular heart beat, and type 2 diabetic. I check off 3 of the "big ones." If you want to risk your health that is on you, but if you have elderly parents, young children or grandchildren think about what your choice may bring to others. Sorry for the length, but there are a lot of people who really need to think about what they are saying. I might add that I find this message board to be less political and less snarky and very little name calling as others are, I think that is because of the midwest mind set and the work of the moderator. Keep up the good work, be safe and stay safe. I will see you at the races.